{"id":24175,"date":"2021-01-13T09:59:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T13:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=24175"},"modified":"2021-01-24T22:44:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T02:44:39","slug":"dont-talk-about-your-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/dont-talk-about-your-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Talk About Your Goals: Talk Is Cheap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why do they say \u201cdon’t talk about your goals?\u201d How can publicizing your goals compromise your chances of achieving them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are into personal development, chances are you are familiar with the \u201cdon’t talk about your goals\u201d mantra. There are several ways talking about your goals can prevent you from achieving them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on to find out why they say \u201cdon’t talk about your goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Don’t Talk About Your Goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ego often drives people to talk about themselves in positive, self-promoting ways. We see this kind of egotistical \u201ctalk\u201d every day, as people post their thoughts, activities, and interactions with other people all over social media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

People do this because they naturally like validation from others<\/a>. Further, working toward goals is difficult, but talking<\/em> about goals is easy and fun. Self-promoting talk can, however, prevent you from achieving the very things you\u2019re bragging about because it replaces action<\/em>, which is what\u2019s actually going to make you successful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talk and action compete for the same finite resources: time and energy. Self-obsessed \u201ctalk\u201d prevents us from effectively pursuing our goals by: <\/p>\n\n\n\n